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Acc.13236 March 2012

Inventory

Acc.13236

John Murray Archive (additional papers)

National Library of Manuscripts Division George IV Bridge EH1 1EW Tel: 0131-466 2812 Fax: 0131-466 2811 E-mail: [email protected]

© Trustees of the National Library of Scotland Collection presented by John R. Murray, April 2011.

Summary: Further papers of John Murray publishing house. For the principal collection see Mss.40000+ The collection is arranged into the following series:

1-44 Author papers 45-66 papers 67-169 Business ledgers and papers 170-411 Murray family papers 412-422 Research files

Author papers

1-44. Author papers, including manuscripts and typescripts, proofs, correspondence and other papers for John Murray authors including; Charles Synge Christopher Bowen, , Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sir Austen Henry Layard, Sir Philip Magnus, Axel Munthe, Samuel Smiles, Paul Henri Sproge (a.k.a. Fred Rebell) and Ibn al-Wardi, various dates (see also: research papers Acc.13236/444-450)

Bowen, Charles Synge Christopher (1835-1894)

1. Proof pages of Charles Synge Christopher Bowen ‘Lord Bowen’s Judgements’, unpublished and likely preparatory materials for Murray publication of Sir Henry Stewart Cunningham’s Lord Bowen, a biographical sketch, with a selection from his verses (1897), not dated

Byron, George Gordon (1788-1824) 6th Baron Byron, poet

2-21. Lord Byron, research papers, off prints etc regarding anniversaries, exhibitions, publications etc, by various authors, including Doris Langley Moore and Fiona MacCarthy, 20 th century

[awaiting final arrangement and description see David McClay for access]

Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1930) Knight author physician criminologist

22. Bound typescript of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle of ‘A selection of Short Stories’ containing; The Silver Hatchet , A Night among the Nihilists , The Fool of Harvey’s Sluice , The Gully of Bluemansdyke , My Friend the Murder , The Ghosts of Gorethorpe Grange , The Memoir of Sherlock Holmes – The Field Bazaar , That Veteran , Touch and Go: A Midshipman’s Story , Our Derby Sweepstakes , That Little Square Box , The Last Resource and The Death Voyage , not dated, and manuscript note by unknown, 25 Mar 1959

23. Typescript, ‘Alphabetical index to all the Sherlock Holmes Stories’ to Murray’s Omnibus edition, not dated (20 th C.)

24. Collection of journals, newspaper clippings and magazines related to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes; Sherlock Holmes Journal (winter 1965, ‘Tour of Switzerland in the Footsteps of Sherlock Holmes, pictorial supplement’ 1968, summer and winter 1871, summer and winter 1972), World of Sherlock Holmes Mystery Magazine (Dec 1977) Observer magazine , with article by Len Deighton, Graham Greene and High Greene ‘Sherlock Holmes Investigated’, 6 Jan 1974, Observer magazine , with article by John Fowles ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of Death’ and Hamish MacInnes ‘Journey to the Lost World’, 13 Jan 1974, with photographs, postcards, newspaper clippings and miscellaneous, 1966 to 2000, and not dated

25. Typescript, ‘Conan Doyle Biographical Archives’, index and inventory listing, 1958

Layard, Sir Austen Henry (1817-1894) Knight Politician Diplomat Archaeologist

26. Bound scrapbook of engravings and proof engravings from Sir Austen Henry Layard and its Remains (1848–1849), not dated

27. Unbound collection of engravings, prints and sketches, and annotated title page, from Sir Austen Henry Layard Nineveh and its Remains (1848–9), not dated

28. Paper cast of script Sir Austen Henry Layard, not dated

29. Manuscript, bound volume, of Sir Austen Henry Layard excavating expenses, not dated

Magnus, Sir Philip (1842–1933) 1st Baronet Educationist and MP

30. Typescript with manuscript annotation of Sir Philip Magnus of King Edward the Seventh (1964), with letters to Sir John Murray VI, 1963-4

31. Papers relating to copyright of article of Sir Philip Magnus of ‘The character of King Edward VII’ from the Quarterly Review , 1910

Munthe, Martin Axel Frederik (1857-1949) Swedish physician and writer

32. Annotated and corrected proof pages of Axel Munthe of The Story of San Michelle , 1929, with annotated and corrected proof pages of ‘Preface to the 12 th Impression’, 1930

33. Correspondence, off-prints, booklets and papers, regarding Axel Munthe and income Tax, royalties, international rights and Begt Jangfeldt’s Axel Munthe. The road to San Michelle (1999), 1931-2007

34. Correspondence, off-prints, correspondence, booklets etc, regarding Axel Munthe, The Story of San Michelle , including Jerry Laurie’s unpublished A Faithful Likeness (1994)

Smiles, Samuel (1812-1904) biographer

35-38. Bound manuscript of Samuel Smiles, ‘Memoir of John Murray’ published as A Publisher and his Friends (1891), includes additional annotations and editorial revisions by unknown hands [possibly including John Murray III, Sir John Murray IV and Thomas Mackay], 4 volumes, not dated

39. Manuscripts of Sir John Murray IV of chronological plan for Samuel Smiles Publisher and his Friends (1891) for period 1803-1841, with chronological plan for the Quarterly Review for period 1807-1815, not dated, pre-1891

Paul Henri Sproge (a.k.a. Fred Rebell) (1886–1968) sailor and author

40. Bound typescript of Paul Henri Sproge (1886-1968) of ‘In Search of Happiness an illustrated autobiography and travel adventure’, Published as Escape to the sea: the adventures of Fred Rebell who sailed single- handed in an open boat 9,000 miles across the Pacific in search of happiness (1939), iv (title page, contents, illustrations list) and 257 pages, c.1939

41. Unbound typescript of Paul Henri Sproge [Fred Rebell] of Escape to the sea , 233 pages, c.1939

42. Two steel woodblocks; passport illustrations for Paul Henri Sproge [Fred Rebell] Escape to the sea , c.1939

43. Log book of yacht ‘Elaine’ by Paul Henri Sproge, 1931-2

Ibn al-Wardi (d.1348) author

44. Bound manuscript copy of Ibn al-Wardi’s (d.1348) Kharidat al-Aja'ib wa Faridat al-Ghara'ib ( Cosmography or The Pearl of Wonders and the Uniqueness of Things Strange ), in English, in unknown hand, not dated

45-66. Quarterly Review

Quarterly Review papers including notes and plans, subscription, photographs, manuscripts and proofs of articles, legal papers, contributors and general papers.

45. Quarterly Review subscription 46-47. Quarterly Review portraits 48. Quarterly Review manuscripts and proofs of articles 49. Quarterly Review letters and copy letters 50-52. Quarterly Review legal papers 53-60. Quarterly Review c ontributors 61-66. Quarterly Review general papers

Quarterly Review subscription

45. Subscribers book of John Murray, listing some of the subscribers and free copies distributed of the Quarterly Review , , Edinburgh Medical Journal , Farmers Magazine , Encyclopaedia Britannica , Rees’s Cyclopaedia , Edinburgh Encyclopaedia , Harleian Miscellany , Somers’s Tracts , Asiatic Annual Register , Chalmers Caledonia , Kerr’s Voyages & Travels , Edinburgh Annual Register and other miscellaneous magazines, 1810-12

Quarterly Review portraits

46-47. Photograph portraits (17) and printed engraved portraits (20) of Quarterly Review contributors, not dated

46. Photograph portraits of 17 Quarterly Review contributors:

Archer, William (1856-1924) dramatist and drama critic Bailey, John Cann (1864-1931) critic and essayist Baring, Evelyn (1841-1917) 1st Earl of Cromer and statesman Frazer, Sir James George (1854-1941) knight and social anthropologist Hutchinson, Horatio [Horace] Gordon (1859–1932) sportsman and writer Hyndman, Henry Mayers (1842-1921) socialist leader Inge, William Ralph (1860-1954) Dean of St Paul's Lawrence, Charles Edward (1870-1940) author and editor MacPherson, William (1812-1893) legal writer Maurice, Sir Frederick Barton (1871-1951) knight and general Murray, Sir John (1851-1928) knight, publisher and editor Murray, Sir John (1884-1967) knight and publisher Norwood, Sir Cyril (1875-1956) knight and educationist Oman, Sir Charles William Chadwick (1860-1946) knight, historian and MP Prothero, Rowland Edmund (1851-1937) 1st Baron Ernle Saintsbury, George Edward Bateman (1845-1933) literary critic and historian Shadwell, Arthur (1854-1936) author and lecturer

47. Engraved portraits of 20 Quarterly Review contributors:

Apperley, Charles James [pseud. Nimrod] (1778–1843) writer Barrow, Sir John (1764-1848) 1st Baronet, Secretary of the Admiralty, travel writer Canning, George (1770-1827) statesman Cecil, Robert Arthur Talbot Gascoyne- (1830-1903) 3rd Marquess of Salisbury and statesman Coleridge, Sir John Taylor (1790-1876) knight and judge (two copies) Croker, John Wilson (1780-1857) politician and essayist Elwin, Whitwell (1816-1900) Anglican clergyman and editor of the Quarterly Review Gifford, William (1756-1826) editor of the Quarterly Review Gladstone, William Ewart (1809-1898) statesman Irving, Washington (1783-1859) American author Layard, Sir Austen Henry (1817-1894) knight, politician, diplomat and archaeologist Lockhart, John Gibson (1794-1854) writer and literary editor (two copies) Murray, John Samuel, II (1778-1843) publisher Murray, John, III (1808-1892) publisher Prothero, Rowland Edmund (1851-1937) 1st Baron Ernle Scott, Sir Walter (1771-1832) 1st baronet, poet and novelist Smith, Sir William (1813-1893) knight and lexicographer Southey, Robert (1774-1843) poet, journalist and biographer Stanley, Arthur Penrhyn (1815-1881) Dean of Westminster and historian Swinburne, Algernon Charles (1837-1909) poet

Quarterly Review manuscripts and proofs of articles

48. Manuscripts, annotated proof sheets and proof sheets of Quarterly Review articles:

‘Life of Wellington’ by Colonel John Gurwood, annotated edition of Quarterly Review , with advertisements and index, Jul 1815

Annotated proofs and manuscript review of Lady Morgan’s ‘’ by William Gifford, 1817

Annotated proofs of preface to second edition of The Constitutional History of from the accession of Henry VII to the death of George II by , “containing a bitter attack on the QR & Lockhart suppressed at the intercession of JM, 1828

Annotated proofs of review of Alexander Slidell Mackenzie’s ‘ A Year in . By a Young American ’ by Washington Irving, 1831

Annotated proofs of review of ‘Allan Cunningham’s The Lives of the Most Eminent British Painters, Sculptors, and Architects’ annotated by John Gibson Lockhart and John Bacon Sawrey Morritt, 1833

Annotated proofs of review of ‘Doeff’s Recollections of Japan’ by Lord Francis Egerton, 1833

Annotated proofs of review of ‘Lord John Russell’s Speech at Stroud’ by , 1837

Annotated proofs of review of ‘Miss Martineau’s Morals and Manners ’ by John Wilson Croker, 1838

Annotated proofs of review of ‘Turkey and Russia’ by unknown, c.1877

Suppressed annotated proof sheets of X review ‘A Candid View of Anglo- Japanese relations’, 1916-18

Manuscript of unpublished review of Eva Mabel Tenison’s Elizabethan England’ by Sir Frederic George Kenyon, not dated, c.1934

Quarterly Review letters

49. Letters and copy letters, regarding the Quarterly Review;

Three copies of letter of John Murray II to George Canning, 25 Sep 1807 Copy letter of George Canning to William Playfair, 19 Mar 1813 John Murray II to & Co, publishers, 28 Nov 1806 Copy letter of John Murray II to the East India Company, 26 Apr 1811 Margaret E. Hammond to Sir John Murray V, 7 Nov 1936 Sir Alan Frederick Lascelles to Sir John Murray V, 14 Jul 1853 John Gibson Lockhart to John Murray II, 3 Apr 1829 Copy letter of John Murray II to John Gibson Lockhart, 4 Apr 1829 Thomas Murdoch to John Murray II, 27 Jan 1840 Leonard Scott & Co., publishers, to John Murray II, 20 Aug 1833, with copy Letter of Leonard Scott & Co., publishers, to Henry Stevens, 20 Aug 1853, with enclosures James Rowley to Sir William Smith, 17 Aug 1869 Lord Salisbury (4th Marquess of Salisbury) to Sir John Murray V, 11 Sep 1942 Edward Turner Boyd Twisleton, 26 Oct 1864 Incomplete copy typescript letter of John Murray III to unknown (Peter), not dated

Letters regarding the Quarterly Review during MacPherson’s editorship

Lord Salisbury (as Lord Cecil) to William MacPherson, 15 Aug 1864 Lord Salisbury (as Lord Cecil) to John Murray III, 30 Mar 1865, 5 Oct 1866 Lord Salisbury (as Viscount Cranborne) to William MacPherson, 25 Jan 1867 Lord Bulwer-Lytton to William MacPherson, 20 Apr 1865, 12 Sep 1866 and not dated Sir John McNeill to John Murray III, 11 Dec 1865 William MacPherson to John Murray III, 27 and 28 Dec 1860, 10 Aug, 14 Sep and 24 Sep 1861, 13 and 22 Sep 1862 and 16 Oct 1865 Samuel Wilberforce to William MacPherson, 2 Jan, 11 Apr, 11 Jul and 20 Oct 1865

Quarterly Review legal papers

50. Copy agreement between John Murray II and John Gibson Lockhart, regarding the Quarterly Review and The Representative , 20 Oct 1825

51. Newspaper clippings, Law Report, Court of King’s Bench, May 31, 1825, James Hamilton Browne versus John Murray II; libel case against the Quarterly Review , 1825

52. Draft petition, with annotations, of John Murray II to House of Commons on the subject of Legal Deposit legislation requiring the submission of eleven copies of published works, not dated

Quarterly Review c ontributors

53-66. Register of the Quarterly Review , listing anonymous contributors, 5 volumes

53. Volumes 1 to 145, 1809-43

54. Volumes 1 to 210, 1809-59

55. Volumes 1 to 296, 1809-79

56. Volumes 297 to 652, 1880-1967, with some enclosed letters; 1882, 1892, 1948 and 1950, and newspaper clippings, 1956-7

57. Volumes 355 to 544, with subject index, 1894-1940

58. Manuscript listing Quarterly Review articles (1826-1852) of John Gibson Lockhart, not dated, with notes and letters regarding ’s Quarterly Review articles, 1957

59. Bound index to Quarterly Review contributors, not dated

60. List and volume of Quarterly Review contributor payments and other costs, volumes 1 to 10, 1809-12

Quarterly Review General

61. Plan and list of John Murray II for the Quarterly Review showing books and subjects suitable for review, action points and proposals, not dated c.1809-1810 and memoranda on publishing Quarterly Review articles separately, 1834

62. Cobbett’s Weekly Political Register , 3 volumes, which include articles by William Cobbett attacking John Murray II and the Quarterly Review ; ‘To the People of Norfolk, On the Projects now on foot relative to Church Property’ (Vol.67, No.18, 2 May 1829), ‘To the readers of the Register, On the State of the paper Bubble’ (Vol.67, No.19, 9 May 1829) and with annotations ‘To John Murray, of Albemarle Street, Publisher of the Quarterly Review, and also Publisher of “Cain,” and other such works’, (Vols. 68, No.2, 11 Jul 1829), 1829

63. Miscellaneous Quarterly Review items; returned paid envelope, addressed to editor of the Quarterly Review , opened in error by the Law Quarterly Review, 1857 and framed Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation (HSBC) cheque from Francis McCullagh to the editor of the Quarterly Review , for 6 pence, 1909 and

64. Bound volume note of books sent to Quarterly Review reviewers, 1815- 1830, with enclosure of ‘Advertising in Scotland’ extracted from Tait’s Magazine , Mar 1836

65. Newspaper clippings and notes regarding the Quarterly Review , including manuscript notes from Sir William Smith’s Reminiscences of a long life (1889), 1918-53, and not dated

66. Quarterly Review research file, including articles, off-prints and articles, 1857-2003

Photocopy of lot description; volume 8 of the Quarterly Review, Bernard Quaritch , Sep 2005

Off-print, Scott Bennett ‘Catholic Emancipation, the “Quarterly Review.” And Britain’s Constitutional Revolution,’ from Victorian Studies , vol. XII, No.3, pp.238-304, Mar 1969

Offprint article of Jonathan Burke Cutmore, ‘The Quarterly Review under Gifford: some new attributions’ from Victorian Periodical Review , Fall 1991

Offprint article of Jonathan Burke Cutmore, ‘Sir John Barrow’s Contributions to the Quarterly Review, 1809-24’ from Notes and Queries , vol.239 [New Series, vol.41]. No.3, Sep 1994, with correspondence regarding publishing permissions, 1994

Off-print article Frank Whitson Fetter, ‘The economic articles in the Quarterly Review and their authors, 1809-52’ from The Journal of Political Economy , vol.LXVI, Nos.1 (pp.47-64) and 2 (pp.154-170), Feb and Apr 1958

Off-print article of John D. Kern, ‘An unidentified review, possibly by Scott’, from Modern Language Quarterly, vol.6, No.3, Sep 1945

Off-print article of John D. Kern, ‘Lockhart to Croker on the Quarterly,’ Publication of the Modern Language Association of America , vol. LX, No.1, part 1, Mar 1945

Off-print, Ben Harris McClary, ‘ Irving, Lockhart and the Quarterly Review ’ from Bulletin of the New York Public Library, vol.76, pp.231-236, 1972

Off-print, H. W. McCredy, ‘The ‘Quarterly Review’ in 1898 and 1919. Documented from the Prothero Papers at the Royal Historical Society’ from Victorian Periodicals Newsletter , volume VII: No.3, Sep 1974

Typescript of David Morphet of ‘Political comment in the Quarterly Review after Croker: Gladstone, Salisbury and Jennings’, 21 pages, 2001

Off-print of Charles C. Nickerson, ‘Disraeli, Lockhart, and Murray: an episode in the history of the “Quarterly Review” from Victorian Studies , vol. XV, No.3 pp.279-306, Mar 1972

Typescript of William Thomas of ‘Religion and Politics in the Quarterly Review, 1809-1853’, 27 pages, 1999, published in Stefan Collini (Ed.) British Intellectual History 1750–1950 (2000)

Typescript of John Thomson of ‘ The Edinburgh , The Quarterly and the Athenaeum’, 26 pages, Dec 1998

Draft typescript, anonymous, of ‘The Croker Papers; Tory Polemics; and Fair Trade’, not dated

Off-print chapter ‘Role of Nationalism’, 1953

Manuscript of Lady Elizabeth Edith "Betty" Balfour, née Bulwer-Lytton of unpublished History of W. Elwin’s relations with Croker at the close of his dealings with the Quarterly, as I had it from W. Elwin, Feb. 1894 , with letter of Whitwell Elwin to Frances Elwin, 25 Aug 1857, including copy letter of John Wilson Croker to John Murray III, 18 Jul 1857

Typescript of George Whalley of ‘Coleridge and John Murray’, abridged version published in Quarterly Review, No.588, pp.253-66 (1951), 1950

Typescript of Susan Oliver of ‘“A feather in our cap”: and John Murray’s role in the establishment of the Quarterly Review ’, paper delivered at the Modern Language Association conference, Philadelphia, 2009

Offprint of H. W. McCready of ‘The ‘Quarterly Review’ in 1898 and 1919. Documented from the Prothero Papers at the Royal Historical Society’, from Victorian Periodicals Newsletter, volume VII: No.3, Sep 1974

‘Classic Quarterly Review, John Wilson Croker: Endymion revisited. The review that ‘killed’ Keats’ in Quarterly Review. Ideas and culture , volume 1 No.1, Spring 2007

Business records

67-90. Sales Subscription books of John Murray, 24 volumes, 1921- 1947 91-111. Copies and Publication Ledgers, 21 volumes, 1907-1992 112-134. Financial papers and accounts, 8 boxes and 15 volumes, 1897-1987 135-145. Copyright and Legal papers, 11 boxes, 1868-1953 146-165. General business papers and ledgers, 3 boxes and 18 volumes, 1834-1987 166-172. Gryphon Books Ltd, 7 volumes, 1948-1979

67. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1921

68. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1922

69. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1923

70. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1924

71. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1925

72. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1926

73. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1927

74. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1928

75. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1929

76. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1930

77. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1931

78. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1932

79. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1933

80. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1934

81. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1935

82. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1936

83. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1937

84. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1938

85. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1939

86. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1940

87. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1941

88. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1942

89. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1943-5

90. Sales Subscription book of John Murray, 1946-7

91-111. Copies and Publication Ledgers, 21 volumes, 1907-1992

91. Copies Ledger of John Murray, R.I., 1951-81

92. Copies Ledger of John Murray, S.I., School, 1952-74

93. Copies Ledger of John Murray, T.I., 1955-92

94. Copies Ledger of John Murray, 1956-80

95. Copies Ledger of John Murray, No.1, 1957-77

96. Copies Ledger of John Murray, No.2, 1958-78

97. Copies Ledger of John Murray, No.3, 1960-81

98. Copies Ledger of John Murray, No.4, 1959-84

99. Copies Ledger of John Murray, No.5, 1957-88

100. Copies Ledger of John Murray, No.6, 1958-89

101. Publication ledger of John Murray, General, 1907-88

102. Publication ledger of John Murray, Education A-E, 1929-88

103. Publication ledger of John Murray, Education F-Z, 1947-88

104. Production Expenses Book of John Murray, School, reference P.E.B. 28, 1953-68

105. Production Expenses Book of John Murray, School, reference P.E.B. 29, 1955-76

106. Production Expenses Book of John Murray, School, reference P.E.B. 30, 1959-70

107. Production Expenses Book of John Murray, School, reference P.E.B. 31, 1961-79

108. Production Expenses Book of John Murray, School, reference P.E.B. 32, 1966-76

109. Production Expenses Book of John Murray, P.E.B.1, 1968-82

110. Production Expenses Book of John Murray, P.E.B.2, 1967-81

111. Production Expenses Book of John Murray, 1969-89

Financial

112-134. Balance sheets, financial papers and volumes, 1897-1987

112. Annual balance sheets, financial statements and correspondence of John Murray, 1907-15

113. Annual balance sheets, financial statements and correspondence of John Murray, 1916-23 and 1925-9

114. Annual balance sheets, financial statements and correspondence of John Murray, 1930-2 and 1934-43

115. Annual Accounts of John Murray, 1921-50

116. Annual Accounts of John Murray (Publishers) Limited, 1951-71

117. Royalty Accounts ledger of John Murray, A-Z, 1917-66

118. Royalty Accounts ledger of John Murray, G-L, 1927-82

119. Royalty Account and Author Payments ledger of John Murray, reference L1, A-G, 1925-73

120. Royalty Account and Author Payments ledger of John Murray, reference L2, H-O, 1927-73

121. Royalty Account and Author Payments ledger of John Murray, reference L3, P-Z, 1927-73

122. Royalty, Payments, Fees and Advance Payments ledger of John Murray, A-F, 1948-85

123. Charges to Authors ledger of John Murray, 1978-87

124. Binding expenses ledger of John Murray, with missing pages, 1897-8

125. Payments book for schools publications, c.1950

126. Advertising ledger of John Murray, accounts payable, 1961-9

127. Cash Book of John Murray, 1949-53

128. Private Ledger of John Murray, includes balance sheets, loans and staff wages, Private Ledger 6, 1951-5

129. Private Ledger of John Murray, includes balance sheets, loans and staff wages, Private Ledger 7, 1956-60

130. Insurance book of John Murray, 1944-64

131. Insurance book of John Murray, 1920-31

132. Insurance book of John Murray, 1932-43

133. Letters and financial papers between John Murray (Publishers) Ltd. and Chambers Publishers, regarding their joint publications, including the Nuffield Mathematics Project, 1975-85

134. Correspondence and papers of John Murray’s accountants Armitage & Norton and J. O. Williams, Payne & Co., 1907-37

135-145. Copyright and Legal papers, 1868-1953

The Times libel action and the publication of ’s Letters, copyright agreements, legal disputes with employee Lawrence Bliss.

135. Correspondence, legal papers and newspaper clippings regarding John Murray and The Times libel action, 1905-8

136. Correspondence, legal papers and newspaper clippings regarding John Murray and The Times libel action, 1906-10

137. Correspondence, memoranda, legal and financial papers and published material regarding copyright, 1903-6

138. Correspondence, memoranda, legal and financial papers and published material regarding copyright, 1898-c.1909

139. Copyright and legal agreements of John Murray;

Correspondence regarding Indian reprint of Samuel Smiles Self-Help , reference B4, 1868-71

Memorandum of Agreement between Sir John Murray IV, Alexander Henry Hallam Murray and Henry Newbolt regarding the Monthly Review , reference A8, 1900

Letter of agreement between Henry Herschel Hay Cameron and Sir John Murray IV, regarding sole rights to photographic portrait by Julia Margaret Cameron, reference B6, 19 Aug 1903

Letter from Davidson & Garden, advocates, authorising payment of royalties on copyrights belonging to the estate of Prof. Alexander Bain, reference B1, 29 Mar 1904

Investment agreement and Covenant between Sir John Murray IV and Alexander Henry Hallam Murray and Alice Frances Clegg and Emma Augusta Hamilton Clegg, reference 5, 1906

Registration Certificate of Stationer’s Hall, for Complete Works of , volumes 3 and 4, reference B3, 10 Apr 1907

Memorandum of Agreement between Lord Northcliffe and John Murray, regarding the cheap edition of Letters of Queen Victoria , reference A10, 1908

Memorandum of Agreement between Tancred Borenius and John Murray, for editing J. A. Crowe and G. B. Cavalcaselli ’s History of Painting in North , Venice, Padua, Vicenza, Verona, Ferrara, Milan, Friuli, Brescia from the XIV to the XVI century (1871), reference A4, 1909

Letter of Johnsons, Long & Co. to Sir John Murray IV, regarding Sherratt & Hughes, reference B2, 28 Mar 1911

Memorandum of Agreement between Gertrude M. Tuckwell and John Murray, for Life of the Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dilke (1917), begun by Stephen Gwynn and completed and edited by Gertrude M. Tuckwell , reference A5, c.1911

Memorandum of Agreement between Roald Amundsen and John Murray, for South Pole: An Account of the Norwegian expedition in the Fram, reference A1, 1912

Letter and Deed regarding publication of Vay de Vaye’s Memoirs , reference A11, 1926

Memorandum of Agreement and correspondence between Percival Christopher Wren and Daniel Mayer Co. Ltd. and Reandco Ltd., regarding the film rights for Beau Geste , reference A13, 1928

Memorandum of Agreement between George Bryant and Douglas Valder Duff and John Murray, Galilee Galloper (1935), a biography of Edwin G. Bryant, known as “Abu George,” formerly superintendent of the prison at Acre, reference A6, 1934

Correspondence, agreements and receipts between Robert Rawdon Hoare and John Murray, regarding various works including Rhodesian mosaic (1934), reference A7, 1934-6

140. Copyright and legal agreements of John Murray, in chronological order;

Correspondence, financial and legal papers between Hero Films Ltd. and Sir John Murray V, regarding their film Livingstone (1925), reference 3, 1923-35

Power of Attorney between John Murray (being Sir John Murray V, Baron Ronald Gorell, William Farquharson, Thomas Robinson Grey and John Arund Robin Grey Murray) and Edward Ernest Bartholomew and Ernest Miller, 1935, and Power of Attorney between John Murray (being Sir John Murray V, William Lawrence Farquharson, Thomas Robinson and John Arund Robin Grey Murray) and Frederick Theodore Sambell and Frank Eyre, 1949, with correspondence between The Oxford University Press regarding legal Power of Attorney, reference 7, 1935-49

Power of Attorney of Percival Christopher Wren to Sir John Murray V, reference B7, 1938

Memorandum of Agreement between John Murray, Frederick A. Stokes, publisher, J. B. Lippincott Co., publisher, and Frederick A. Stokes Co., publisher, regarding Percival Christopher Wren’s American editions of Beau Geste , Beau Sabreur , Beau Ideal and Valiante Dust , reference A12, 1944

Negative copy of agreement between Freya Stark and Alfred Knopf, regarding East is West , reference A15, 1944

Duplicate Assignment of Copyright between Sir William James, Peter Fabyan Evans, Sir Ralph Millais and Victor Saville, regarding Order of Release , reference A16, 1948

Deed of Assignment between Daniele Vare and Giovanna Marina Grose, in British Empire book rights, reference A17, 1948

Receipt from Foyles Educational Ltd. regarding payment for rights of English on the Anvil, part I – Britton , reference B8, 1951

Advance stock agreement between Simpkin Marshall Ltd. and John Murray (Publishers) Limited, reference 8, 1953

141. Legal and financial papers regarding copyright, 1904-1967;

Receipts and letters for copyright purchase from Charles Sydney Goldman of articles in Empire and the Century , reference C.11, 1904-6

Copy letter of John Murray to William Wadlow, regarding investment loan of £10, reference 2, 1910

Receipt and Assignment of Copyright between John Murray and Lionel T. Frere for Memoirs of a Highland Lady for £50, reference C.26, 1926

Letters and copy letters between John Murray and Fitchett Brothers Pty. Ltd., and McDonald. Scales & Co., for £226 15s 3d, for purchase of copyrights of William Henry Fitchett, reference C.10, 1930

Letters and copy letters between John Murray and Rose, Johnson & Hicks, regarding £500 investment loan in 1911 by John Murray employee David James Rice (d.1932), reference 1, 1932-46

Deed of Assignment for copyright purchase between Hester Fuller and John Murray for works of William Makepeace Thackeray, reference C.27, 1935

Letter and receipt of John Murray for £5 for purchase of copyrights of Sir W. F. T. O. O’Connor’s for On the Frontier and Beyond , reference C.20, 1936

Receipt for copyright purchase from Cyril Ridgley of Murray’s Modern Geographies and School Certificate Mapping Book , reference C.18, 1936

Receipt for copyright purchase from V. H. Collins of Lord Byron in his letters , reference C.6, 1936

Receipt for copyright purchase from estate of R. Acton of Text book of General Science , vol.1, reference C.34, 1938

Receipt of John Murray for £3 for purchase of copyrights of Miss M. R. Chrystal for Letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle, reference C.35, 1938

Receipt of John Murray for 30 shillings for purchase of copyrights of L. S. S. O’Malley for The Indian Civil Service , reference C.37, 1942

Letter of Paul and Alexander Lieven regarding the copyright and publication of letters of Princess Dorothea Lieven to Countess Cowper, reference C.38, 1942

Receipt of John Murray for £180 for purchase of copyrights of Henry Cecil Kennedy Wyld, reference C.44, 1943

Receipt of John Murray for £35 for purchase of copyrights of Theophilus Dwight Hall, reference C.45, 1944

Letters and copy letter between John Murray and Hatchards Ltd, regarding 5½% Secured Notes £103 investment, reference 17, 1947

Notification of Assignment of royalties of Thomas Pickles in Geographical Sketch Map Books to Vernon Rycroft and Stanley Thomas Pickles, reference C.40, 1948

Receipt of John Murray for £600 for purchase of copyrights of Alfred William Wellings’ Chemistry , reference 46, 1948

Receipt of John Murray for 1 guinea for purchase of copyrights in Oswald Hawkins Latter’s General Science , volume II, reference C.48, 1950

Receipt for copyright purchase of Autobiography of Lt. General Sir Harry Smith edited by G. C. Moore Smith, reference C.52, 1952

Receipt of John Murray for £300 for purchase of copyrights of Robert Macey Rayner, reference C.54, 1967

142. Correspondence, memoranda circulars regarding the War Risks Insurance Act (1939) and National Service (Armed Forces) Act (1939) – Deferment on the ground of employment on work of urgent national importance, 1939-45

143. Correspondence, memoranda, illustrations, photograph, with financial, legal and general papers of Bliss, Sands & Co, publishers, regarding their works taken over by John Murray, 1897-1900

144. Correspondence, legal and financial papers of and regarding Lawrence Henry Bliss, manager at John Murray, and his disputes with them, 1898- 1914

145. Correspondence, legal and financial papers of and regarding Lawrence Henry Bliss, manager at John Murray and Laurie Magnus, 1906-14

General

146-165. General business papers and ledgers, 1834-1987

146. Advertising Scrapbook of John Murray, 1928-35

NOT TO BE ISSUED (due to size and condition) Please consult manuscripts staff

147. Advertising Scrapbook of John Murray, 1948-58

NOT TO BE ISSUED (due to size and condition) Please consult manuscripts staff

148. Sales Ledger Journal of John Murray, 1953-68

149. Sales and Stock book of John Murray, 1932-82

150. Sales book of John Murray, 1978-87

151. Title index of John Murray, A-L, not dated (20th century)

152. Title index of John Murray, M-Z, not dated (20th century)

153. Standard Catalogue Numbers, ISBN numbers of John Murray publications, 1967-76

154. Publication dates of John Murray, 1968-75

155. Manuscript list of ‘Manuscripts from the Warehouse’, 3 folios, 1834

156. Manuscript book of John Murray, 1942-50

157. Manuscript book of John Murray, 1950-6

158. Manuscript book of John Murray, 1956-62

159. Manuscript book of John Murray, 1962-8

160. Booksellers distribution ledger of John Murray, 1955-60

161. Stock ledger of John Murray for Agricultural Society, Cornhill Magazine, 1917-73 and Roxburghe Club, 1953-85

162. Newspaper cuttings regarding the Cornhill Magazine , c.1947-c.1954

163-169. Gryphon Books Ltd, 7 volumes, 1948-79

Gryphon Books Ltd. was incorporated 28 May 1948 as a wholly owned subsidiary company of John Murray Limited. It was formed to take advantage of post-war paper rationing on publishers. Notable authors under the Gryphon imprint included Francis Bonnamy, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Bryn Jordan, Osbert Lancaster and Percival Christopher Wren. No new titles were published after 1953 but the ledgers continue until 1979 to deal with the remaining stock.

163. Ledger A of production accounts of Gryphon Books Ltd, 1948-63

164. Ledger B of production accounts of Gryphon Books Ltd, 1963-79

165. Purchase Ledger of Gryphon Books Ltd, with enclosures regarding Income Tax and copyright, 1948-79

166. Analysed Purchases Day Book of Gryphon Books Ltd, 1948-79

167. Petty Cash Book of Gryphon Books Ltd, 1948-68

168. Production Expenses Book of Gryphon Books Ltd, index, 1948-53

169. Sales Day Book, with ledger balances, stock and work in progress, 1948- 79 170-411. Murray family papers; correspondence, financial papers, diaries, journals, notebooks and passports of the Murray family, 1836-1953

The principal Murray family members are; John Murray III (1808-1892), Sir John Murray IV (1851-1928), Alexander Henry Hallam Murray (1854- 1934) known as Hallam, brother of John, Murray IV, resigned from the firm in 1908, Katherine Evelyn Murray nee Leslie (1878-1938) known as Evie, wife of John Murray IV and Sir John Murray V (1884-1967) known as Jack.

170-202. Murray family letters 203-410. Murray family passports, diaries and notebooks 411. Murray family financial receipts

170-202. Murray family letters

170. Letters of and to John Murray III, 1863-4, 1869, 1881, 1889- 91 171-185. Letters of Sir John Murray IV, 1891-1906 181-184. Letters of Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, 1886-1928 193-201. Letters of Sir John Murray V, 1908-28 202. Miscellaneous letters

170. Letters of and to John Murray III, 1863-4, 1869, 1881, 1889-91;

Letters of John Hawtrey to John Murray III, regarding Sir John Murray IV, 1863-4 Letter of John Murray III to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, 1869 Letter of David Smith to John Murray IV, 28 Sep 1877 Letter of Sir John Murray IV to John Murray III, 1881 Letters of Alexander Henry Hallam Murray to John Murray III, 1889-90 Letter of Annie H. Murray to John Murray III, 1891 Letters of Marion Murray, nee Smith, to John Murray III, not dated

171-185. Letters of Sir John Murray IV, 1891-1906

171. Letters of Sir John Murray IV to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, with some work memoranda and reports, 1891-3, not dated, and letter to Alice Murray, 21 Oct 1893

172. Letters of Sir John Murray IV to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, with some work memoranda and reports, 1894-5, 1897

173. Letters of Sir John Murray IV to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, with some work memoranda and reports, 1898-9

174. Letters of Sir John Murray IV to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, with some work memoranda and reports, 1900-2, including copy letters of Sir John Murray IV to Lawrence Bliss, 5 Sep 1901, to Henri Cordier 21 Sep 1901

175. Letters of Sir John Murray IV to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, with some work memoranda and reports, 1903-6

176. Letters of Sir John Murray IV to Sir John Murray V, 1902, 1906-7, 1914

177. Letters of Sir John Murray IV to Sir John Murray V, 1915-6

178. Letters of Sir John Murray IV to Sir John Murray V, 1917-9, 1928

179. Letters, with some memoranda and diary notes, of Sir John Murray IV to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, 1891-2

180. Letters of Sir John Murray IV to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, 1893

181. Letters of Sir John Murray IV to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, 1894

182. Letters, with some memoranda and diary notes, of Sir John Murray IV to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, 1891-6

183. Letters, with some memoranda and diary notes, of Sir John Murray IV to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, 1891-6, and copy letter of R. G. Prothero to Sir John Murray IV, 17 Apr 1896 and letter of Sir John Murray IV to Mr Ady, 9 Aug 1899, and copy letter to The Times , 6 Nov 1896

184. Letters of Katherine Evelyn (Evie) Murray nee Leslie to Sir John Murray IV, 1906-7, and letters regarding the marriage of Katherine Evelyn (Evie) Murray nee Leslie, to Sir John Murray IV, 1877-8;

Letter of John Murray III to William Leslie, 20 Sep 1877 Letter of David Smith to John Murray III, 26 Sep 1877 Letter of Florence Leslie to Marion Murray, 22 Dec 1877 Letter of William Leslie to Marion Murray, c.Dec 1877 Letter of John Murray III to William Leslie, 16 Feb 1878 Letter of Alfred Markley to John Murray III, 18 Feb 1878 Letter of William Leslie to John Murray III, 19 Feb 1878 Letter of Alfred Markley to John Murray III, 25 Feb 1878 Copy letter of John Murray III to William Leslie, 25 Feb 1878 Letter of William Leslie to John Murray III, 25 Feb 1878 Letter of William Leslie to John Murray III, 30 Mar 1878

185. Letters and telegrams of condolence on the death of Sir John Murray IV, with newspaper clipping of obituary from The Scotsman , 1928;

Don Jacobo Fitz- y Falcó, 17th Duke of Alba Henry Neville Gladstone, 1st Baron Gladstone of Hawarden Julian Hedworth George Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy Cecil, (Edgar Algernon) Robert Gascoyne- [known as Lord Robert Cecil], Viscount Cecil of Chelwood John Cann Bailiey John Satterfield Sandars Rowland Edmund Prothero, first Baron Ernle Princess Louise, duchess of Argyll Princess Beatrice, Princess Henry of Battenberg Arthur John Bigge, Lord Stamfordham Arthur John Bigge, Lord Stamfordham on behalf of Queen Mary Robert Offley Ashburton Crewe-Milnes, marquess of Crewe Hariot Georgina Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, marchioness of Dufferin and Ava William Cosmo Gordon Lang, Archbishop of Canterbury George Earle Buckle Ronald Gorell Barnes, 3rd Baron Gorell Rosslyn Erskine Wemyss, Baron Wester Wemyss Carruthers, Violet Rosa Nee Markham Beal, Boylston Adams Gore, Charles bishop of Oxford Arthur Foley Winnington-Ingram, Bishop of And three unidentified correspondents

186-192. Letters of Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, 1886-1928

186. Letters of Alexander Henry Hallam Murray to Sir John Murray V, 1886- 1895 and to Robert Cooke, 7 Sep 1888

187. Letters of Alexander Henry Hallam Murray to Sir John Murray IV, 1894-5, and letters of Alexander Henry Hallam to Prof. Sayce and C. A. Payne, 1895

188. Letters of Alexander Henry Hallam Murray to Sir John Murray IV, 1896-8, copy letter of Letters of Alexander Henry Hallam Murray to Sir Douglas- Straight, 1896 and reader report of Chisholm’s Junior Geography , 1893

189. Letters of Alexander Henry Hallam Murray to Sir John Murray IV, 1899- 1901

190. Letters of Alexander Henry Hallam Murray to Sir John Murray IV, 1902-4, and letter of Lawrence Bliss to Sir John Murray IV, 5 Mar 1904

191. Letters of Alexander Henry Hallam Murray to Sir John Murray IV, 1905-6

192. Letters of Alexander Henry Hallam Murray to Sir John Murray IV, 1907-8, 1912-28

193-201. Letters of Sir John Murray V, 1908-28

193. Letters of Sir John Murray V to Sir John Murray IV, 1908-9

194. Letters of Sir John Murray V to Sir John Murray IV, 1910-1, with one letter of Sir John Murray V to Evelyn Murray, 1910

195. Letters of Sir John Murray V to Sir John Murray IV, 1912-3

196. Letters of Sir John Murray V to Sir John Murray IV, 1914, 1916

197. Letters of Sir John Murray V to Sir John Murray IV, 1917

198. Letters of Sir John Murray V to Sir John Murray IV, 1919-20

199. Letters of Sir John Murray V to Sir John Murray IV, 1921-2

200. Letters of Sir John Murray V to Sir John Murray IV, 1923-5

201. Letters of Sir John Murray V to Sir John Murray IV, 1926-8

202. Miscellaneous letters in the Murray family correspondence; Letter of Henry Campbell to Sir John Murray IV, with notes enclosed, 1893 Letters of Charles A. Payne to Alexander Henry Hallam Murray, 1896 Copy letter of Rowland Edmund Prothero, first Baron Ernle, to John Murray IV, 17 Apr 1896 Decorative printed envelope addressed to Sir John Murray V, 1890 Newspaper clipping from The Globe , 28 Apr 1894 Letters of Sir John Murray IV to Arthur Reed Ropes ( pseud. Adrian Ross), Oct-Nov 1900 Letter of Arthur John Bigge, Lord Stamfordham, to Sir John Murray IV, 20 Feb 1901 Letter of Edgumbe to Sir John Murray IV, 21 Aug 1915 Letter of Lord Thomas Brassey to Sir John Murray IV, 17 Jun 1916 Letter of C. E. Buzzell to Herbert Hall Turner 3 Feb 1924 Letter of Herbert Hall Turner to Sir John Murray IV, 19 Feb 1924 Copy letter of Sir John Murray IV to C. E. Buzzell, 20 Feb 1924

203-419. Passports, diaries, travel and general notebooks (216) of Murray family, 1826-1953

203-06. Passports, 1831, 1833, 1835 and 1837

203. Passport of John Murray II, for him, his wife Hester and two daughters Christina and Maria, 1835

204. Passport of John Murray III, 1831

205. Passport of John Murray III, 1833

206. Passport of John Murray III, 1837

207-210. Diaries (4) of John Murray II, 1828, 1834, 1838-9

207. Diary of John Murray II, 1828

208. Diary of John Murray II, 1834

209. Diary of John Murray II, 1838

210. Diary of John Murray II, 1839

211-220. Diaries (9) of John Murray III, selection of plain diaries and Letts’s Diary, Marshall’s Commercial Pocket Book , Punch’s Pocket-Book and Regent or Royal Tablet of Memory 1826-40, 1842, 1846

211. Diary of John Murray III, 1826

212. Diary of John Murray III, 1827

213. Diary of John Murray III, 1828

214. Diary of John Murray III, 1839

215. Diary of John Murray III, 1840

216. Diary of John Murray III, with lock of hair enclosed, 1842

217. Diary of John Murray III, 1846

218 Diary of John Murray III, blank, 1875

219. Diary of John Murray III, blank, 1875

220. Diary of John Murray III, blank, 1879

221-227. General notebooks (7) of John Murray III, 1827-33, 1837, 1851

221.Notebook of John Murray III, on trips to fossil footprints found in red sandstone at Corncockle Muir, Dumfriesshire, 15 Nov 1827 and 9 Aug 1828, 1827-8

222. Notebook of John Murray III, including notes on printing numbers of various magazines in 1829 and copies of publishing rejection letters, 1829-33

223. Notebook of John Murray III, including geological notes and notes on errors and common misconceptions, with newspaper clippings enclosed, 1830-3

224. Notebook of John Murray III, containing accounts of selling books (including works of Lord Byron and George Crabbe) around England, with notes on Lord Byron, 1832

225. Notebook of John Murray III, with literary and historical notes, including on Walter Scott and Lord Byron, 1832-3

226. Notebook of John Murray III, including notes on proposed Dictionary of Natural History (Geology, Botany, Fossil Botany, Conchology, Insects, Zoology, Man, Fishes, Birds, Osteology and Mineralogy), proposed Biographical Dictionary, proposed geographical work and travel notes, 1837

227. Drawing and notes of Sophia Kilvert, of jewel given to the Earl of Essex by Queen Elizabeth I in 1575, 1851

228-290. Travel notebooks (63 volumes) of John Murray III, 1827-54, 1861-90 Research notebooks for Murray’s Handbook for Travellers series. Only the principal places of travel are noted in the description and dates refer to original inscription and not to any subsequent annotations.

228. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1827

229. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1827 and 1831

230. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1 of 2, 1829

231. Travel notebook of John Murray III, with enclosures, 2 of 2, 1829

232. Travel notebook of John Murray III, with letter of John Murray III to John Murray II enclosed, 26 Aug 1830, 1829-30

233. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1830

234. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1 of 7, 1831

235. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 2 of 7, 1831

236. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 3 of 7, 1831

237. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 4 of 7, 1831

238. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 5 of 7, 1831

239. Travel notebook of John Murray III, with business card enclosed, 6 of 7, 1831

240. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 7 of 7, 1831

241. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1 of 2, 1831-2

242. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 2 of 2, 1831-2

243. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1 of 2, 1833

244. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 2 of 2, 1833

245. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1 of 3, 1834

246. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 2 of 3, 1834

247. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 3 of 3, 1834

248. Travel notebook of John Murray III, with enclosure of printed ‘Plan of the circular exchange notes &c of Herries, Farquhar & Co.’, 1835

249. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1 of 4, 1836

250. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 2 of 4, 1836

251. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 3 of 4, 1836

252. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 4 of 4, 1836

253. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1 of 2, 1837

254. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 2 of 2, 1837

255. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1838

256. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1 of 2, 1839

257. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 2 of 2, 1839

258. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1839-40

259. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1 of 2, 1840

260. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 2 of 2, 1840

261. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1 of 3, 1841

262. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 2 of 3, 1841

263. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 3 of 3, 1841

264. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1842

265. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1842-3

266. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1843

267. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1 of 2, 1844

268. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 2 of 2, 1844

269. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1845

270. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1 of 2, 1846

271. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 2 of 2, 1846

272. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1848

273. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1 of 2, 1851

274. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 2 of 2, with receipt enclosed, 1851

275. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1852

276. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1853

277. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1854

278. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1861-4

279. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1865

280. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1868

281. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1873

282. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1874

283. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1875

284. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1877

285. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1 of 3, 1879

286. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 2 of 3, 1879

287. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 3 of 3, 1879

288. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1883

289. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1884

290. Travel notebook of John Murray III, 1890

291-295. Diaries, travel, political and literary notebooks (6) of Sir John Murray IV, 1869, 1872, 1879-1924, 1927

291. Diary and political notebook of Sir John Murray IV, 8 Dec 1885–25 Aug 1887

292. Diary and travel notebook of Sir John Murray IV, Brussels, Munich, Innsbruck, Paris, etc, Jul-Aug 1872

293. Diary and travel notebook of Sir John Murray IV, Schwalbach, Treves, Lucerne etc, 16 Jul– 11 Sep 1881

293a. Travel notebook of John Murray IV, 1894-1895, 1901 and 1903-5

294. Notebook of Sir John Murray IV, with notes on poetry, quotations and miscellaneous, 1904-14

295. Notebook of Sir John Murray IV, advice to his children on 1900-1901

296-322. Diaries (27) of Sir John Murray IV, 1869-

296. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 1 Jan–14 May 1869

297. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 4 Nov 1878–16 Jul 1881 and 11 Sep–3 Dec 1881

298. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 4 Dec 1881–11 Sep 1885

299. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 12 Sep 1885–23 Mar 1887

300. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 24 Mar 1887–4 Jun 1889

301. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 5 Jun 1889–17 Sep 1890

302. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 18 Sep 1890–21 May 1892

303. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 22 May 1892–22 Apr 1894

304. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 23 Apr 1894–29 Jan 1896

305. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 30 Jan 1896–13 Oct 1897

306. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 14 Oct 1897–26 Feb 1899

307. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 27 Feb 1899–3 Jul 1900

308. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 4 Jul 1900–30 Nov 1901

309. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 1 Dec 1901–25 May 1903

310. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 26 May 1903–28 Oct 1904

311. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 29 Oct 1904–30 Dec 1905

312. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 1 Jan 1906–1 Aug 1907

313. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 2 Aug 1907–6 Feb 1909

314. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 7 Feb 1909–18 Aug 1910

315. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 18 Aug 1910–7 May 1912

316. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 8 May 1912–12 Dec 1913

317. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 13 Dec 1913–13 Jan 1916

318. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 19 Jan 1916–9 Oct 1918

319. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 10 Oct 1918–31 Oct 1921

320. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 1 Nov 1921–31 Oct 1924

321. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, 1 Nov 1924–31 May 1927

322. Diary of Sir John Murray IV, I Jun 1927–21 Oct 1928

323-335. Diary with work memoranda (13), principally of Sir John Murray IV but also other Murray employees, 1918-1921, 1926-1931

323. Diary with work memoranda, Sir John Murray IV, 1918

324. Diaries (2) with work memoranda, Sir John Murray IV, 1919

325. Diary with work memoranda, Sir John Murray IV, 1 of 2, 1920

326. Diary with work memoranda, Sir John Murray IV, 2 of 2, 1920

327. Diary with work memoranda, Sir John Murray IV, 1921

328. Diary with work memoranda, Sir John Murray IV, 1926

329. Diary with work memoranda, Sir John Murray IV, 1 of 2, 1927

330. Diary with work memoranda, Sir John Murray IV, 2 of 2, 1927

331. Diary with work memoranda, Sir John Murray IV, 1 of 2, 1928

332. Diary with work memoranda, Sir John Murray IV, 2 of 2, 1928

333. Diary with work memoranda, Sir John Murray IV, 1929

334. Diary with work memoranda, Sir John Murray IV, 1930

335. Diary with work memoranda, Sir John Murray IV, 1931

336-410. Diaries (55) of Sir John Murray V (1884-1967), 1896-1953

336. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1–21 Jan, 31 Mar–13 Apr, 31 Jul–18 Sep, 18– 31 Dec 1896

337. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1–21 Jan, 8–27 Apr, 23 Dec, 1897

338. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1898

339. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1899

340. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1900

341. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1 Jan–12 Aug 1901

342. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1 Jan–17 Nov 1902

343. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 18 Nov 1902–20 Mar 1903

344. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 21 Mar 1903–31 Oct 1903

345. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1 Nov–31 Dec 1903

346. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1904

347. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1905

348. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1 Jan-24 Aug 1906

349. Diary and travel notebook of Sir John Murray V, travel notebook of cruise to Jamaica, Montreal, Quebec, Singapore, Rangoon etc, 24 Aug–4 Dec 1906

350. Diary and travel notebook of Sir John Murray V, travel notebook of cruise to Calcutta, Bombay, Madras etc, 5 Dec 1906-17 Feb 1907

351. Diary and travel notebook of Sir John Murray V, travel notebook of cruise to Hong Kong, Peking, Tokyo, Vancouver, New York etc, 172 pages with 4 folios of loose sheets, 18 Feb–2 Jun 1907

352. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 2 Jun–5 Oct 1907

353. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 6 Oct–31 Dec 1907

354. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1 Jan–2 Jun 1908

355. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 3 Jun–30 Oct 1908

356. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1 Nov–31 Dec 1908

357. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1 Jan–20 May 1909

358. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 21 May–25 Sep 1909

359. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 26 Sep–31 Dec 1909

360. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1 Jan–13 May 1910

361. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 14 May–31 Dec 1910

362. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1 Jan–28 Nov 1911

363. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 29 Nov 1911–13 Nov 1912

364. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 19 Sep 1913–27 Jul 1914

365. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1 Aug 1914–16 Aug 1915

366. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 17 Aug 1915–13 Jun 1916

367. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1 Jan–25 Sep 1917

368. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 26 Sep–31 Dec 1917

369. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1 Jan–11 Apr 1918

370. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 11 Apr–8 May 1918

371. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1 Jan–8 May 1918

372. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 9 May–2 Nov 1918

373. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 3 Nov 1918–28 Feb 1919

374. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1 Mar–9 Aug 1919

375. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 10 Aug–31 Dec 1919

376. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 8 Apr 1919–31 Dec 1919

377. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1920

378. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1921

379. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1922

380. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1923

381. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1924

382. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1925

383. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1926

384. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1927

385. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1928

386. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1929

387. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1930

388. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1931

389. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1932

390. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1933

391. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1934

392. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1935

393. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1936

394. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1937

395. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1938

396. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1939

397. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1940

398. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1941

399. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1942

400. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1943

401. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1944

402. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1945

403. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1946

404. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1947

405. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1948

406. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1949

407. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1950

408. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1951

409. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1952

410. Diary of Sir John Murray V, 1953

Murray family financial

411. Receipts of payment (41) of John Murray II and the executors of John Murray II, from George Basevi (1794–1845) for rental payments for 25 Great George Street, London, 1827-48

412-422. Research files

12 boxes of John Murray related research papers, off-prints, newspaper clippings etc, regarding research, anniversaries, exhibitions, publications etc, by various authors, 20 th century

Further research papers available for Lord Byron (Acc.13236/2-21), Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Acc.13236/23-25), Axel Munthe (Acc.13236/33-34) the Quarterly Review (Acc.13236/65-66)

412. Research papers for John Murray authors and associates including John Arrowsmith, Jane Austen, Sir Charles Bell, Gertrude Bell, Thomas Bensley, Blackwoods, William Blake, Brontes, etc

413. Research papers for John Murray authors including Charles Babbage, George Back, Baedeker, Daisy Bates, Henry Walter Bates, George Borrow, Bronte sisters, William Bulmer etc

414. Research papers for John Murray authors and associates including Paul Du Chaillu, George Rix Clarke, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Cooke, Sir Humphrey Davy, Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire, John Donaldson, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle etc

415. Research papers for John Murray authors and associates including Sir Charles and Elizabeth Eastlake, Amelia Edwards, Travellers in Egypt, Charles Elliot, George Elliot, Library, Familiar Quotations , Charles Fellows, Richard Ford, Ugo Foscolo, Henry Fox-Talbot, Sir John Franklin, Caroline Mary Fraser, William Fream etc

416. Research papers for John Murray authors and associates including Galignani, Joseph Michael Gandy Mrs Gaskell, William Gifford, , , Great War (World War I), George Grenville, Pascoe Grenfell, Sir George Grove, , W. D. Halliburton, Augustus Hare, Hatchards, William Hazlitt, Felicia Hemans, William Ernest Henley, William and Caroline Herschel, Hoares Bank, James Hogg, Leigh Hunt etc

417. Research papers for John Murray authors and associates including Elizabeth Inchbald, inflation, Washington Irving, Peter Isaac, Percy Jackman, Anna Jameson, Gertrude Jekyll, Louis Jennings, Joseph Johnson etc

418. Research papers for John Murray authors and associates including Fanny Kemble, Caroline Lamb, Richard and John Lander, Grammar, Charles Joseph La Trobe, Johann Lavater, Austen Henry Layard, William Martin Leake, Duke of Leeds, Lord Lindsay, David Livingstone, Lady Ludlow, Charles Bogue Luffman, Sir etc

419. Research papers for John Murray authors and associates including William Hurrell Mallock, Thomas Robert Malthus, Frederick Manning, John M’Creery, George MacDonald, John A. MacDonald, Lord Melbourne, Herman Melville, George Meredith, Mexico, William Miller, Milton family, James Morier, James Montgomery, Thomas Moore, Charles Edward Mudie’s Select Library, Axel Munthe, John Paget, Mungo Park, Murrays, John Payne-Collier, Palgrave family, papermaking, Alfred Parsons, Midhat Pasha, Dr. John Polidori, Frederick Pollock, James Nasmyth, Caroline Newman, Caroline Norton etc

420. Research papers for John Murray authors and associates including publishing, David Riccardo, David Roberts, William Robinson, Ronald Ross, Thomas Rowlandson, Royal Geographical Society, Maria Rundell, John Ruskin, Quadrat: A Periodical bulletin of research in progress on the British book trade , issues 1 to 21, Jan 1995 to Summer 2001 etc

421. Research papers for John Murray authors and associates including Lady Sale, Roberto Sanseverino, George Scharf, Heinrich Schliemann, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Sealsfield, George Bernard Shaw, Mary Shelley, Samuel Smiles, George Murray Smith, Smith, Elder, & Co., Sir William Smith, John Hanning Speke, Mary Somerville, Robert Southey, Clarkson Stanfield, Marianna Starke, Gene Stratton-Porter, Charles St. John, Gilbert Stuart, Jonathan Swift etc

422. Research papers for John Murray authors and associates including James Tassie, Edward B. Taylor, John Edward Taylor, Thomas Tegg, William Makepeace Thackeray, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Twickenham poets, Arminius Vambery, Queen Victoria, Horace Annesley Vachell, Gustaf Waagen, James Watt, Josiah Whymper, Sir Gardner Wilkinson, Thomas J. Wise, Wordsworth Trust, P. C. Wren, Sir Francis Younghusband etc